{"id":"F2009L00865","name":"AD/PADS/1 - Precision Aerial Delivery System (PADS) Static Line - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pads-1-precision-aerial-delivery-system-pads-static-line-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78103,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00865-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Precision Aerial Delivery System","sectionType":"division","heading":"Precision Aerial Delivery System","content":"### Precision Aerial Delivery System\n\n| AD/PADS/1 | Precision Aerial DeliverySystem (PADS) Static Line | 4/2009 |\n| --------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 9 April 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified that the static line described in HSJ Aviation drawing 0856 was prohibited from use in the release of PADS except for actual rescue tasks. PADS is no longer in use in Australia, or from Australian-registered aircraft, so the AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n26 February 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PADS/1","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PADS/1","content":"## AD/PADS/1","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Precision Aerial DeliverySystem (PADS) S","sectionType":"part","heading":"Precision Aerial DeliverySystem (PADS) Static Line","content":"## Precision Aerial Delivery  \nSystem (PADS) Static Line","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"4/2009","content":"## 4/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1861},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the regulation rather than expanding its scope. The cancellation reflects the original sunset intent: the directive was always meant to apply only while PADS equipment was in active use, and to be removed once the equipment became obsolete."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of previous instrument)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No cross-references to other legislation (only historical reference to a technical drawing)","Extremely short (under 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A cancellation of an old aviation safety rule about cargo parachute equipment.\n\n**What the rule used to do:** It banned a specific type of static line (the cable that automatically deploys a parachute when cargo is dropped from a plane) from being used with Precision Aerial Delivery Systems (PADS). The only exception was for actual rescue missions. The banned line was described in a technical drawing (HSJ Aviation drawing 0856).\n\n**Why it is cancelled:** PADS equipment is no longer used in Australia or on Australian-registered aircraft, so the safety rule is redundant.\n\n**What this means:** As of 9 April 2009, the prohibition no longer exists. Since the equipment isn't used anyway, this is essentially housekeeping to remove an outdated regulation from the books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pads-1-precision-aerial-delivery-system-pads-static-line-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pads-1-precision-aerial-delivery-system-pads-static-line-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pads-1-precision-aerial-delivery-system-pads-static-line-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pads-1-precision-aerial-delivery-system-pads-static-line-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pads-1-precision-aerial-delivery-system-pads-static-line-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pads-1-precision-aerial-delivery-system-pads-static-line-cancelled/documents"}}